frill shark

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

Two years of pregnancy precede fifteen births

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
Elongated
Large

frill shark is a marine fish from Wide-ranging but with patchy distribution. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 200 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Cow and Frilled Sharks
Family: Chlamydoselachidae
Genus: Chlamydoselachus
Maximum length: 200 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Wide-ranging but with patchy distribution. Western Indian Ocean: off South Africa. Western Pacific: off Japan to New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to northern Chile. Eastern Atlantic: northern Norway to northern Namibia, possibly the eastern Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Three specimens have been recorded from the western Atlantic (Ref. 13608 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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